Rickey Talley, 52, of 1640 Fernwood Circle, Chattanooga was arrested January 3 on a charge of shoplifting.

Dana Pruitt, 39, of 1640 Fernwood Circle, Chattanooga was arrested January 3 on a charge of shoplifting.

Lester Hixson, 49, of 365 Trace Lane, Rossville was arrested January 3 on charges of driving while license suspended or revoked and expired registration.

Kurt Herston, 33, of 113 Evergreen Lane, Fort Oglethorpe was arrested January 3 on charges of battery and criminal trespass.

Jerry Card, 46, of 82 Clover Drive, Ringgold was arrested January 4 on charges of driving under the influence of drugs, driving while license suspended or revoked, violation of Georgia’s controlled substance act, drugs not in original container and theft by bringing stolen property into state.

Michelle Lux, 36, of 15806 Alabama Highway, Rock Springs was arrested January 4 on a charge of driving while license suspended or revoked.

Michael Rankin, 44, of 1415 East 48th Street, Chattanooga was arrested on charges of theft by shoplifting and disorderly conduct.

Duvall Curtis, 39, of 405 Mt. Vernon Drive, Calhoun was arrested January 4 on a warrant.

Ronnie Medford, 35, of Delores Drive, Fort Oglethorpe was arrested January 4 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, driving in violation of condition of permit, failure to maintain lane and taillights required.

Sara Deming, 21, of 9996 Smith Morgan Road, Soddy Daisy was arrested January 4 on charges of driving while license suspended or revoked and tag light.

Clarence Crump, 47, of 66 Rocky Ford Road, Rossville was arrested January 5 on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to maintain lane.

Bridget Cabrera, 27, of 187 Karen Drive, Rossville was arrested January 5 on charges of failure to obey traffic control device and driving while license suspended or revoked.

Brennan Cantrell, 25, of 390 Jays Way, Ringgold was arrested January 5 on charges of driving under the influence of drugs and failure to obey traffic control device.

Brandon Reifinger, 22, of 316 Creekshire Drive, Signal Mountain was arrested January 5 on a charge of drinking and disorderly.

Ryan Young, 20, of 24745 Northea Drive, South Bend, IN was arrested January 6 on charges of driving under the influence of multiple substances and underage consumption.

Lester Chastain, 28, of 804 North Tibbs Road Apt. 74, Dalton was arrested January 7 on a charge of driving while license suspended or revoked.

Robbie Mayberry, 30, of 113 Church Street, Chickamauga was arrested January 7 on charges of driving while license suspended or revoked, failure to dim headlights and probation violation.

Ashley Foss, 28, of 7260 Igou Ferry Road, Harrison was arrested January 7 on charges of possession of meth and seatbelt violation.

Michael Boyd, 35, of 31 Hosta Lane, Fort Oglethorpe was arrested January 8 on charges of driving on suspended license and failure to maintain lane.

Darrel Gravitt, 27, of 4450 Highway 157, Rising Fawn was arrested January 8 on charges of operating vehicle without a valid tag, driving while license suspended or revoked and no proof of insurance.

Jason Robinson, 32, of 554 Flagstone Drive, Rossville was arrested January 9 on a warrant.

Janice Rakestraw, 51, of 628 Tunnel Hill Road, Cleveland was arrested January 7 on a charge of theft by shoplifting.

Erica Waters, 26, of 628 Tunnel Hill Road, Cleveland was arrested January 7 on a charge of theft by shoplifting.

Jennifer Lackhouse, 23, of 68 Jennie Lane, Tunnel Hill was arrested January 9 on charges of driving under the influence, possession of schedule IV, violation of Georgia’s controlled substance act and drugs not in original container.

Ariss Springs, 25, of 4713 Bonny Oaks Drive, Apt. 2315, Chattanooga was arrested January 9 on a charge of theft by shoplifting.

Dustin Moore, 20, of 1830 Fant Drive, Fort Oglethorpe was arrested January 10 on charges of theft by shoplifting, possession of marijuana and pedestrian under the influence.

Calvin Morton, 18, of 312 Forest Road, Fort Oglethorpe was arrested January 10 on charges of theft by shoplifting, underage consumption and pedestrian under the influence.

The Dalton Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who is a person of interest in the loss of a wallet at the Shugart Road Walmart. The lost wallet was later turned in to Walmart’s loss prevention staff, but the $130 cash it contained was missing. The incident happened on March 9 at approximately 8:45 p.m. when the victim used the ... (click for more)

A Soddy Daisy man has been indicted by the Hamilton County Grand Jury on child rape charges. Scott A. Montgomery, 39, of 9819 Dallas Hollow Road, faces two counts. He was indicted for rape of a child and statutory rape by an authority figure. (click for more)

March 30 has been set aside as National Doctors’ Day since 1933 as a time to recognize the contributions made by our physicians. While the recognition is appreciated, our greatest satisfaction comes from caring for our patients. For 132 years, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society has been the physicians’ voice as we worked together to improve health of our community. ... (click for more)

About 51 years ago, right after Jim Creel had graduated from the University of Texas and was in Guadalajara for medical school, he was surprised to find a complete stranger sitting on his battered and dusty Volkswagen. “He had seen my Longhorns sticker and was thrilled to find somebody else in Mexico who loved the University of Texas. “That’s when our friendship started and it ... (click for more)

Former Texas men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes wasn’t out of work long. Barnes, fired Saturday after 17 seasons with the Longhorns, has been hired as Tennessee’s new coach. A press conference in Knoxville will be held this afternoon to officially announce that Barnes is replacing one-and-done Donnie Tyndall. Tennessee “terminated” Tyndall earlier this month due to him ... (click for more)

Central baseball coach Glen Carter could finally breathe a sigh of relief. His Purple Pounders had bolted to a 7-0 lead in the first three innings of Monday's 6-AA skirmish with the Red Bank Lions and things were looking pretty good for those guys in purple. But it all came down to Red Bank's final at-bat. The Lions sent eight hitters to the plate and scored ... (click for more)